The Daily Discourse

The City of Johannesburg has a new mayor. The ANC's Johannesburg regional chair Geoff Makhubo will now be calling the shots in City. Makhubo attained 137 votes of the 268 votes, making him the new city mayor. DA's Mayoral committee member for finance, Funzela Ngobeni received 101 while the EFF's regional chair, Musa Novela received 30 votes. Former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba officially left...

The City of Johannesburg has a new mayor. The ANC's Johannesburg regional chair Geoff Makhubo will now be calling the shots in City. Makhubo attained 137 votes of the 268 votes, making him the new city mayor. DA's Mayoral committee member for finance, Funzela Ngobeni received 101 while the EFF's regional chair, Musa Novela received 30 votes. Former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba officially left...

The Human Sciences Research Council and the China-Africa Institute held a conference on governance and socioeconomic development in China and Africa. The aim was to discuss key issues including building governance capacity, urbanization, industrial development among other things. What are the mutual benefits to both China and Africa? GUEST: Prof Modimowabarwa Kanyane – Research Director in the Dem...

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is the asset manager for the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) and holder of very large sums of money and public assets. There are some in government and others, like progressive NGO’s, who feel that the PIC holds the key to fixing the country’s debt problem at Eskom and other SOE’s, unlocking investment for job-creation and counter-acting austerity m...

We continue our round up of the provincial education departments to find out how the registration processes are going. Today we visit Gauteng and the North West Province…. Guest: Elias Malindi – Spokesperson for the North West Education Department

We continue our round up of the provincial education departments to find out how the registration processes are going. Today we visit Gauteng and the North West Province…. GUEST: Steve Mabona – Spokesperson for the Gauteng Education Department

We wrap up our focus on the islands around the Indian Ocean, this time focusing on the Swahili Islands. What are they all about and what is it about their history that stands out? GUEST: Izak Khomo – Presenter/Producer for Spotlight Africa and Channel Africa

We speak now to Sophie Mokoena, SABC foreign desk editor about the latest developments in Lesotho where parliamentarians had a fist fight during a debate over new regulations around the wool and mohair trade. In Namibia opposition parties are crying foul after incumbent President Hage Geingob was re-elected for a second term with a reduced majority. And in Sudan former president Omar Al Bashir is...

As the year comes to an end, our focus is on your new plans for the year 2020. Guest: Brendan Gace, Head of Anchor Capital, Private Clients

We visit some of the provinces to hear how the registrations are progressing as Gauteng is still battling to place some of the grade 1 and 8 learners in different schools. GUEST: Howard Ndaba – Spokesperson

We visit some of the provinces to hear how the registrations are progressing as Gauteng is still battling to place some of the grade 1 and 8 learners in different schools. GUEST: Dr Ray

Economists are expecting the country’s economic growth data for the rest of the year to be disappointing. Some of the tell signs they are pointing to is the retail sales, rising unemployment and slow wage growth. We can we look forward to seeing that we are already in a festive mood? Guest: Dr. Azar Jammine – Chief Economist at Econometrix

In our legally speaking feature this morning we look at the legal recourse of a men falsely accused of rape. Where does one start seeing that just an accusation around this issue is enough to damage a person’s reputation? GUEST: Prof Stephen Tuson – Practising Attorney and Adjunct Professor at the Wits Law Clinic

As government is looking to explore the energy resources, environmentalists are watching all the developments. Recently in KZN, ocean conservation groups halted, for now, multinational oil and gas exploration venture off the province’s coast, saying that it would open the floodgates for further oil drilling before there was a proper evaluation of potentially catastrophic environmental damage. To g...

Police Minister Bheki Cele last week announced a six-month national firearms amnesty which will begin yesterday (Sunday). More than 42 000 guns were recovered, along with 450 000 rounds of ammunition in the last amnesty period. How should we interpret these amnesty periods and how do they help get guns off the wrong hands? GUEST: Sarah

Water and sanitation minister Lindiwe Sisulu last week announced her R898bn “master plan” aimed at dealing with the impact of drought and provide water security for the country. Speaking during the launch, Sisulu said that the 23-point national water and sanitation master plan, would open doors for research and the creation of technologies to help find other water supplies. To unpack this further,...

Media reports indicate that Proteas most successful Test skipper Graeme Smith may still be appointed as Cricket South Africa’s Director of Cricket. You may recall that Smith pulled out of the race in early November, claims have now surfaced that the CSA has since convinced him to come on board. What does all of this mean and what is he bringing to South African cricket? Guest: Jannet Whitton – SAB...

We get our final view on the importance of industrial parks the value they add to business and the role played by Development Bank of Southern Africa …. Guest: Buhle Dlulani – CEO of the Eastern Cape Development Corporation Guest: Chuene Ramphele – Group Executive at the Development Bank of Southern Africa

We return to the Development Bank of Southern Africa conference centre where the Department of Trade and Industry is hosting their annual Industrial Park symposium and workshop. The event is taking place at the Development Bank of Southern Africa conference here in Midrand under the theme: Positioning the Industrial Parks for Excellence. As a business person, how should I interpret an industrial p...

Department of Trade and Industry is hosting their annual Industrial Park symposium and workshop. The event is taking place at the Development Bank of Southern Africa conference here in Midrand under the theme: Positioning the Industrial Parks for Excellence. What is the main purpose of the symposium and what should we as the public know about it? GUEST(OB): Stieneke Jensma – Chief Director: Region...

We turn our focus now on preventative healthcare. Many times when one is too sick and on the brink of not making it, doctors would say only if they came in early to get checked, then the problem would have been solved. What is the importance of preventative healthcare and how serious should we take it? GUEST: Dr Jimmy Mohale – Specialist in family medicine and primary healthcare

The SABC through its flagship campaign called Men in the making is today launching the first conference called “Africa Rise Again”. The idea is to get men who are role models influence the boy child in a positive way. We are currently sitting with a problem of gender based violence, how will this initiative change are communities for the better? This being November which is now known Movember, how...

In an effort to avert protests during the 2021 local government elections, the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) is pulling all stops to involve all citizens in the upcoming public consultation sessions on the first draft sets of electoral wards. The MDB delimits wards for the purpose of local elections after consultations with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The ward delimitation proc...

This morning the focus is on Gauteng’s two metros which are expected to have new executive members by end of day. As this may cause disruptions on governance, MEC for Human Settlements, Urban Planning and CoGTA Lebogang Maile has issued a statement assuring residents of the City of Johannesburg and City of Tshwane, respectively his department will oversee with what he refers to as an “eagle eye” s...

Food systems around the world are becoming a major focus as populations are growing. On the African continent in particular food systems are rapidly changing due to increasing affluence, urbanization and globalization. Interestingly, the UNESCO Chair in African Food Systems was awarded to the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security hosted by the University of the Western Cape and co-hosted b...